The main page which loads when you click on
> is called the screen. From here you can see if everything is in working order and access all of the component's functions and configuration options.On the top of the page there is the component's title. Beneath it you can find quick links to the most vital functions which is what you'll have to deal with 99% of your time using the component.
Under the quick links, there is the profile selection box. It serves a double purpose, indicating the active profile and letting you switch between available profiles. Clicking on the dropdown allows you to select a new profile. To make it current - that is, to apply your choice - you have to click on the
button. Otherwise, your selection will have no effect whatsoever.![]() | Tip |
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The active profile is applied in all functions of the component, including configuration, filter settings, inclusion options, etc. The only settings which are immutable (they are not dependent on the active profile) is the location of the backup output and the front-end backup settings. Keep this in mind when editing any of JoomlaPack's settings! |
On the right hand side of the page, you will find a slider with useful information arranged in panels. There are several panels:
In this panel you can find information regarding the status of your backup output directory. JoomlaPack will warn you if the directory is unwritable.
In this panel you will find specific status information, for example the writable status of your output and temporary folders, as well as any problems and warnings JoomlaPack may have detected.
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Older versions reported the Temporary directory status, too. Since JoomlaPack 2.0, all temporary files are written on Joomla!™'s temporary directory. This is the same place used for component installation and should, therefore, be writable already. If JoomlaPack detects that it is not writable, it will report it and abort the backup operation. |
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No matter what the PHP Safe Mode setting is, it is possible that your host enforces open_basedir restrictions which only allow you to have an output or temporary directory under a handful of predefined locations. On this occasion, JoomlaPack will report the folder unwritable even though you might have enforced 0777 (read, write and execute allowed for all) permissions. |
A novelty of JoomlaPack 2.0, the "Status Details" section lets you diagnose potential problems before even happening, with helpful information right from the Control Panel. Just click on each warning's description to get a pop up window explaining the potential problem, it's impact on your backup and precautionary or corrective steps you can take. If this section is empty, no detectable problems were found; this is a good thing, indeed!
This panel informs you about the status of your last backup attempt. The information shown is the date and time of backup, the origin (backend or frontend), the profile used and the backup status.
Each translation file contains information about the language and the translator. This information is displayed in this panel.
The left navigation panel allows access to the different functions of the component:
Profile Management lets you manage different configuration sets, called Backup Profiles.
Configuration allows you to edit the configuration options that control the backup process.
Backup now does all the magic, as it navigates to the screen where the actual backup process occurs.
Administer Backup Files lets you administer your backup files (download, delete) through a handy web interface.
View Log allows you to view the log file for the most recent backup session.
Multiple Databases Definitions lets you include other MySQL databases besides the one Joomla! is using for itself. These databases will be dumped verbatim, no filters will be applied.
Single File Exclusion lets you forbid specific files from being included in the backup. This is useful for excluding host-specific files, that large video file in the downloads section, etc.
Directory Exclusion allows you to select whole directories that will be excluded from the backup. This is very useful if your host keeps access statistics in the web server's root (a very common practise these days).
Database Tables Exclusion allows you to specify which tables from your site's database will not be included in the backup. This is useful for excluding tables belonging to non-Joomla! Scripts (i.e. a forum).